Clinical impact of unsolicited post-prescription antibiotic review in surgical and medical wards: A randomized controlled trial

Clinical Microbiology and Infection

Volumn 19, Issue 2, 2013, Pages

  Lesprit, P ^a   Landelle, C ^a   Brun Buisson, C ^a  

^a HENRI MONDOR HOSPITAL   (France)

Author keywords

Antibiotic use; Antimicrobial stewardship; Patient outcome; Re evaluation

Indexed keywords

ANTIBIOTIC AGENT;

AGED; ANTIBIOTIC THERAPY; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EVALUATION; COMMUNICABLE DISEASE; DISEASE COURSE; DRUG EXPOSURE; DRUG QUALITY; FEMALE; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INFECTIOUS DISEASE PHYSICIAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PHYSICIAN; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); SURGICAL WARD;

EID: 84873523467     PISSN: 1198743X     EISSN: 14690691     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/1469-0691.12062     Document Type: Article

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